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Anthony Chen

Anthony Chen

Born in 1984, Anthony Chen enrolled in the School of Film and Media Studies, Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 2001 to pursue his passion for film-making. His graduation film G-23, which he wrote and directed, screened at over 35 film festivals and won awards in Korea, France, Belgium, Malaysia and Singapore. His short film AH MA was awarded the Special Mention award at the prestigious 60th Cannes Film Festival, the first Singaporean film to garner an award at the festival. His debut feature, ILO ILO won the Camera D'or for the best debut feature at the 66th Cannes Film Festival.

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Movies Made By Anthony Chen (27)

Sleep No More (2026)

Two sisters deal with the sudden death of their mother at a wig factory. One believes it was suicide while the other is certain it was a result of possession and takes a job at the factory to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, their brother - born with an eerie ...

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Crocodile Tears (2026)

An overbearing mother who lives with her son in a secluded crocodile farm spirals out of control when her son sees the outside world and falls for a girl for the first time. ...

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We Are All Strangers (2026)

A life-altering event forces 21-year-old Junyang and his girlfriend to face reality. At the same time, while Junyang's father is struggling to hold their modest life together, a woman enters his life and both generations are forced to redefine their family ...

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Some Nights I Feel Like Walking (2025)

A rich teenager runs away from home and joins a group of street hustlers who go on a road trip to fulfill the final wish of their dead friend. ...

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Reflection (2025)

Director Anthony Chen and Qu Chuxiao collaborate for the second time to tell a story about bodies and regrets in the rainforests of Malaysia. ...

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This City Is a Battlefield (2025)

In war-torn Jakarta 1946, a haunted violinist ordered to bomb a colonial theatre sees his plan unravel when a charismatic rebel falls for his wife—jeopardising Indonesia's freedom and their lives. ...

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Happyend (2024)

In a near-future Japanese city bracing for a devastating earthquake, a group of teenage friends navigate personal struggles and fractured bonds amid rising tension. ...

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Drift (2024)

After fleeing civil war in Liberia, a formerly-privileged refugee is barely scraping by in her new life in Greece when she strikes up an unexpected friendship with a rootless tour guide. ...

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The Cigarette (2023)

From the music of Polish composer Abel Korzeniowski, Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen crafts a story that imagines spending the burning time of a cigarette between the sheets, interlocking smiles and touches with your loved one. This short film is part o ...

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The Breaking Ice (2023)

In cold wintry Yanji, a city on China's northern border, young urbanite Haofeng, visiting from Shanghai, feels lost and adrift. By chance, he goes on a tour led by Nana, a charming tour guide who instantly fascinates him. She introduces him to Xiao, a pers ...

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Arnold Is a Model Student (2023)

Arnold is a clever student who has won many academic awards. One day, he meets Bee who has an underground business of helping students to cheat their exams. Bee asks Arnold to join his cheating ring and offers him a lot of money. While Arnold is considerin ...

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Ajoomma (2022)

A widow obsessed with Korean soap operas travels abroad for the first time in her life and finds more than she bargained for in Seoul. ...

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The Year of the Everlasting Storm (2021)

Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time, and is a true love letter to the power of cinema and its storytellers. ...

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The Break Away (2021)

Over the course of 45 days, a relationship begins to break apart as confinement tests its bonds. ...

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Distance (2021)

A conversation between a divorced couple that took place in London ...

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Wet Season (2019)

Wet Season revolves around the life of Ling, a schoolteacher who deals with infertility while having to take care of her infirm father-in-law at home. One of Ling's students, Kok Wei Lun, develops a crush on her during remedial Chinese classes. The two bec ...

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Pop Aye (2017)

On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand in search of the farm where they grew up together. ...

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Distance (2016)

Three stories which each focus on one of three types of relationships: family, friendship, and love. The first story is about conflicted manager on a business trip who is intrigued by an elderly worker and investigates his life. The second story is about a ...

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Ilo Ilo (2013)

During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son. ...

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Homesick (2013)

A homesick son studying abroad calls home to Singapore, having an unspoken longing for home. ...

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Karung Guni (2012)

A chance encounter between strangers, a foreigner and a local, results in the possibility of an unlikely friendship. ...

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The Reunion Dinner (2011)

The Reunion Dinner depicts one Singaporean family's celebration of Chinese New Year from the 1960s to present day. They may adapt their traditions to the country's modernisation, but this does not change: celebrating with loved ones over a shared meal. ...

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Hotel 66 (2010)

When the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup was underway, a pair of strangers met at Hostel 66 in London's Chinatown. The newly arrived female security guard and the long-term renter who took the initiative to strike up a conversation observe and test each other. ...

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Lighthouse (2010)

A mother takes her three children on a road trip but finds that home cannot easily be left behind. ...

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Haze (2008)

On a hot humid day, Singapore is shrouded by the haze from Indonesia. Two teenagers skip school to idle the time away, and an innocent love affair plays out indoors. ...

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Ah Ma (2007)

Ah Ma is lying in the hospital, her life hanging by a thread. Her family gathers by her deathbed to send her off. Overwhelmed by sadness, they struggle to find their own way of coming to terms with the impending end. ...

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G23 (2005)

The lives of three characters intertwine through a ticket-tearer working at the local Indian cinema, who soon develops an interest in the stories of his patrons. ...

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Movies Starring Anthony Chen (2)

Singapore Films: To The World & Back (2024)

Uncovers the remarkable story of how this small nation has made an indelible mark on Asian cinema in the past five years. Through exclusive interviews and captivating scenes across seven countries, we learn the rich diversity of Singaporean stories, and ca ...

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Singapore Cinema: Between Takes (2018)

From Crazy Rich Asians (2018) to 12 Storeys (1997) to Sumpah Pontianak (The Curse of Pontianak) (1957), Singapore's film industry is a diverse one and its evolution is nothing short of colourful. Recollecting Singapore's famed studios in the 1950s to uncov ...

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